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In the United States, Patriot Day, observed as the National Day of Service and Remembrance, occurs on September 11 of each year in memory of the 2,977 people killed in the 2001 September 11 attacks. ==History== In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, President George W. Bush, proclaimed Friday September 14, 2001, as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001.〔(National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims Of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001 ) A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America〕 A bill to make September 11 a national day of mourning was introduced in the U.S. House on October 25, 2001, by Rep. Vito Fossella (R-NY) with 22 co-sponsors, among them eleven Democrats and eleven Republicans.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bill Summary & Status 107th Congress (2001–2002) H.J.RES.71 All Information – Office of the Clerk )〕 The bill requested that the President designate September 11 of each year as Patriot Day. Joint Resolution 71 passed the House by a vote of 407–0, with 25 members not voting.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Final Vote Results for Roll Call 407 )〕 The bill passed the Senate unanimously on November 30. President Bush signed the resolution into law on December 18 as .〔(Public Law 107-89 )〕 On September 4, 2002, Bush used the authority of the resolution to proclaim September 11, 2002, as the first Patriot Day. Original co-sponsors in the House were:〔 *Gary Ackerman (D-NY) *Rick Boucher (D-VA) *Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) *Phil English (R-PA) *Randy Forbes (R-VA) *Benjamin A. Gilman (R-NY) *Felix Grucci, Jr. (R-NY) *Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) *Steve Israel (D-NY) *Peter T. King (R-NY) *Ray LaHood (R-IL) *Nita Lowey (D-NY) *Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) *Michael R. McNulty (D-NY) *Jim Moran (D-VA) *Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) *John E. Peterson (R-PA) *Thomas M. Reynolds (R-NY) *Ed Schrock (R-VA) *Don Sherwood (R-PA) *Ed Towns (D-NY) *James T. Walsh (R-NY) In observance of , the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, each year since 2009 President Barack Obama has (by presidential proclamation) designated September 11 as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patriot Day」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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